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Astronomy & Aurora Tonight in Kirkland, QC

2026-10-07 · times in America/Toronto · 45.45°N, 73.87°W

Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight

EventTime
Sunrise7:01 AM
Sunset6:24 PM
Day length11 h 23 min
End of civil twilight6:53 PM
End of nautical twilight7:28 PM
End of astronomical twilight8:02 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)12 h 38 min
Fully dark sky tonight9 h 22 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)5:24 AM

Moon

Moonrise3:27 AM
Moonset5:02 PM
Illumination9.2%
PhaseWaning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)7.21°N, 145.82°W
Sublunar point ground speed1,603 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:19 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planets Tonight

PlanetRiseSetMeridianVisibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)9:21 AM7:04 PM2:13 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)9:32 AM6:31 PM2:02 PMNot visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)12:52 AM3:53 PM8:23 AMVisible about 5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)2:17 AM4:30 PM9:23 AMVisible about 3.8 h after dark, highest 42° toward the SE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)6:23 PM6:46 AM12:37 AMVisible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the S.

Aurora Tonight

Aurora possible

Kirkland is far enough from the equator for aurora. Planetary Kp is 2.7. Seeing it still needs a dark, clear sky.

NOAA OVATION aurora forecast map

NOAA SWPC OVATION model. Full aurora forecast

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